Job summary
This is a full time, permanent post.
Are you passionate about supporting young people
through their most challenging times? Do you thrive in fast-paced,
compassionate environments where every day brings new opportunities? If so, we
want you to join our fantastic team.
Were looking for dynamic, skilled, and empathetic allied
health professionals to join our Crisis and Home Treatment Team within CAMHS
(Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) in Hereford as a Senior Mental
Health Practitioner. This is a unique opportunity to play a vital role in
delivering urgent mental health support to children, young people, and their
familiesright when they need it most, and often in the comfort of their own
home.
The team adopt a trauma informed holistic approach
to the young people of Hereford and have a supportive, learning culture meaning
this is a great place to work.
The service runs 7 days a week 8am-8pm shifts,
flexible working is encouraged.
Any questions please reach out to Aly Irving.
Main duties of the job
- You will be providing rapid, responsive assessments
and interventions to young people in mental health crisis.
- Delivering short-term, intensive support at home
- Engaging with parents/carers
- Collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams
including psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, therapists, and social workers.
- Completing comprehensive risk assessments
- Engaging in weekly MDT meetings
- Participating in clinical, safeguarding and
reflective supervision.
- Administrative
- Contemporaneous clinical record
keeping.
- Work alongside clinical leads and operational leads
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,
we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals
and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health
and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of
all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over
100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible
working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,
and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value
diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,
and ethnicities.
What we offer;
-
27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to
33 days with long service
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Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work
unsocial hours
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Flexible and agile working opportunities
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Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
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Wide range of supportive staff networks
-
Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our
website.
We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.
Sharing
your data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to
pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from
you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained
interest in working for the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Operate as part of a multidisciplinary
team providing Crisis Intervention and Intensive Home Treatment to CYP
countywide.
- Use their initiative and take
responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service
they provide to CYP.
- Proactively engage in formal
and informal education of Acute Trust staff and other partnership agencies,
families and children and young people.
- Actively and creatively engage
CYP and carers encouraging them to make appropriate use of the mental health,
social care and voluntary services available as part of a process of recovery
and crisis management.
- Undertake full psychosocial
assessments with those in need of such. Ensuring thorough, precise and timely
documentation and dissemination of information in line with Trust policy and
procedure.
- Undertake a supervisory role to
junior staff in line with trust policy and procedure.
- Undertake acute risk assessment
and safety planning for extremely vulnerable client groups during times of
crisis.
- Deliver High quality, evidence based
care to a defined team caseload
For full detail of the duties and criteria for the role, please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Operate as part of a multidisciplinary
team providing Crisis Intervention and Intensive Home Treatment to CYP
countywide.
- Use their initiative and take
responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service
they provide to CYP.
- Proactively engage in formal
and informal education of Acute Trust staff and other partnership agencies,
families and children and young people.
- Actively and creatively engage
CYP and carers encouraging them to make appropriate use of the mental health,
social care and voluntary services available as part of a process of recovery
and crisis management.
- Undertake full psychosocial
assessments with those in need of such. Ensuring thorough, precise and timely
documentation and dissemination of information in line with Trust policy and
procedure.
- Undertake a supervisory role to
junior staff in line with trust policy and procedure.
- Undertake acute risk assessment
and safety planning for extremely vulnerable client groups during times of
crisis.
- Deliver High quality, evidence based
care to a defined team caseload
For full detail of the duties and criteria for the role, please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional clinical qualification RMN / OT / Social Worker etc.
- Evidence of post registered clinical qualifications/training or be able to demonstrate an equivalent level of training to a minimum of post graduate diploma level
- Current registration with relevant professional body
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
- Evidence of on-going continuing professional development
- Evidence of providing a supervisor role
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats.
- Computer literacy.
- Ability to travel to patients at the needs of the service across a wide geographical area in a timely manner
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience in mental health care including mental health assessment and risk assessment
- Use of therapeutic interventions within mental health settings i.e. 1:1, counselling, family therapy and group work
- Delivering teaching / training
- Providing consultation
Desirable
- Experience of working in a CYP service or Crisis & Home Treatment service
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional clinical qualification RMN / OT / Social Worker etc.
- Evidence of post registered clinical qualifications/training or be able to demonstrate an equivalent level of training to a minimum of post graduate diploma level
- Current registration with relevant professional body
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
- Evidence of on-going continuing professional development
- Evidence of providing a supervisor role
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats.
- Computer literacy.
- Ability to travel to patients at the needs of the service across a wide geographical area in a timely manner
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience in mental health care including mental health assessment and risk assessment
- Use of therapeutic interventions within mental health settings i.e. 1:1, counselling, family therapy and group work
- Delivering teaching / training
- Providing consultation
Desirable
- Experience of working in a CYP service or Crisis & Home Treatment service
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
